Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole Center Insulator

[Mike Rhodes <weightdn@adelphia.net>]

Careful Gary. You are showing your 'vintage'. =) Actually, The Wireman 
had one of those lying on his table at Dayton a few years ago and could 
not believe the number of 'hams' that asked what the heck it was...

Mike / W8DN

Gary Schafer wrote:
> Maybe I am missing something here? Why would anyone want to use a center 
> connector on a dipole with a PL259 coax connector? Seems like you create 
> a lot more problems keeping water out of the coax with that kind of 
> connector hanging out there. And you pay money for it.
> Why not use a regular center insulator with the coax wrapped a turn 
> around it where the end of the coax is pointing down.
>
> 73
> Gary K4FMX
>
> Pete Smith wrote:
>
> > The Budwig RF-1 gets my vote.  I use 4 of them in an 80m wire array 
> > that has very high tension on the center insulator.  7 years so far 
> > with no sign of a problem from them.
> >
> > Cheap, too
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:47 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote:
> >
> > > I am rebuilding a multiband dipole and am looking for recommendations on
> > > the strongest center insulator with an SO-239 connector.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > John S.
> > > AA0ES
> > >
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